The Understanding (Memphis Bleek album) explained

The Understanding
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Memphis Bleek
Cover:	Memphis Bleek - The Understanding.jpg
Released:	December 5, 2000
Recorded:	1999 - 2000
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	50:53
Producer:	Duane DaRock Ramos, A Kid Called Roots, T.T., Robert "Shim" Kirkland, DJ Twinz, Jose "Lace" Batiz, Eddie Scoresazy, Lofey, Timbaland, EZ Elpee
Prev Title:	Coming of Age
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	M.A.D.E.
Next Year:	2003

The Understanding is the second studio album by rapper Memphis Bleek, released by Get Low Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, and Def Jam Recordings on December 5, 2000. As of October 2002, the album has been certified gold by the RIAA for shipment of over 500,000 units.^[1]

Track listing

Credits adapted from TIDAL.^[2] ^[3] Sample credits

"Intro – U Know Bleek" contains samples of:
- "Madhouse", written by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay, and performed by Silver Convention.
- "4 da Fam", written by Amil Whitehead, Malik Cox, Tyrone Fyffe, and Dwight Grant; and performed by Amil.
"I Get High "contains a sample of "Reina de la Roche", written by Ricardo Montaner and Pablo Manavello, and performed by Ricardo Montaner.
"My Mind Right (Remix)" contains an interpolation of "The Monk", written by Lalo Schifrin.
"All Types of Shit" contains a sample from "Lady Luck", written by John Townsend.
"Everyday" contains a sample of "If That's the Way You Feel (Then Let's Fall in Love)", written by Robert Relf and Thomas Anderson, and performed by White Heat.
"In My Life" contains samples from "I Want to Know What Love Is", written by Mick Jones, and performed by Foreigner.

Supa Engineer DURO – mixing (2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Bee High – co-executive producer
Just Blaze – mixing (11)
Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
Shawn Carter – executive producer
Damon Dash – executive producer
Jimmy Douglass – engineer and mixing (13)
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (1-6, 11, 12, 14), mixing (8), Pro Tools editing (13)
Ken Lewis – guitar and mixing (11)
Chauncey Mahan – engineer (7), Pro Tools editing (13)
Midnite – engineer (3)
Leonard "Lenny S." Santiago – co-executive producer
Brian Stanley – engineer (7, 8, 10), mixing (1, 3, 14)
Pat Viala – engineer (6, 9), mixing (5, 6)

Chart (2001)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	124
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	33